This curly, inverted V is described as a “Phoenician letter A”. It is the emblem of the 24th degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite in some systems and also forms a part of the 12th degree emblem.
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This curly, inverted V is described as a “Phoenician letter A”. It is the emblem of the 24th degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite in some systems and also forms a part of the 12th degree emblem.
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A hand holding a small vessel or pot is the emblem of the 23rd degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite in some systems.
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Typical symbol of the 30th degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. The rungs on the left are listed with the liberal arts. This image from Charles McClenechan has Hebrew with the rungs on the right. There is an old French “Chevalier Cadocks” ritual (pre 1780) which has a variation of the ladder (just a ladder, not a double one). The Hebrew is here spelled in Latin script. Even though the first two words are the names of two Sephiroth of the Kabbalistic tree, the other words are not.
Continue readingThe three letters, which are on the Bridge, signify that all obstacles are destroyed, & liberty of passage (“liberté de passer”)
On the bridge are the twelve apostles. The bridge goes over the River of Sorrow.
Les Plus Secret Mysteres (1820)
Continue readingThe ten vessels represent the Ten Commandments of God.
Les Plus Secret Mysteres (1820)
Continue readingWhen Sanabal Hierusalem distrest,
With sharp assaultes, in Nehemias tyme,
To warre, and worke, the Jews them selves addrest
And did repaire theire walls, with stone, and lime:
One hand the swode, against the foe did shake,
The other hand, the trowel, up did take.
The image and text are from Choices of Emblemes (1586) of Geffrey Whitney (1548?-1601?). Belton and Dachez make quite something of this “Sanabal theme”. In his famous oration, Chevalier Ramsay referred to knights who rebuilt King Solomon’s Temple with a sword in one hand and a trowel in the other. That theme would later appear in early French ‘high degrees’, most notably the “Chevalier d’Orient”, or “Knight of the East” that is still part of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. The text also seems to be used in the Royal Arch.
Choices of Emblemes (1586) of Geffrey Whitney (1548?-1601?)
Tracing board of the 26th degree in a Dutch book about the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. The 10 triangles in the middle remind of the Tetraktys. I also have a contemporary French tracing board for the 26th degree of the AASR which is almost identical. The human figure (fourth row, right) is obviously Hermes in that image.
In 2012 antiquarian Hondtong republished the collection of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite as they were presented to Prince Frederik in 1817.
Dutch emblem of the 26th degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite.
In 2012 antiquarian Hondtong republished the collection of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite as they were presented to Prince Frederik in 1817.
From a Dutch emblem of the 25th degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. A contemporary French 25th degree AASR chasing board has the same combination of symbols.
Continue readingFrom a Dutch emblem of the 20th degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite.
Continue readingFrom an emblem of a Dutch 15th degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite.
Two burning pillars can be found on a contemporary French 29th degree tracing board.
Continue readingEmblem of the 10th degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite in a Dutch AASR book.
In 2012 antiquarian Hondtong published the collection of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite as they were presented to Prince Frederik in 1817.
Emblem of the 9th degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite in a Dutch AASR book.
In (some versions of) Memphis Misraim “Master Elect of Nine” with a similar image is also the ninth degree.
Emblem of the 6th degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite in a Dutch AASR book.
In (some versions of) Memphis Misraim the sixth degree is also “Intimate Secretary” with the same image as above.
In 2012 antiquarian Hondtong republished the collection of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite as they were presented to Prince Frederik in 1817.
Combination of symbols sometimes as part of the 19th degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite (Dutch), sometimes of the 21th (1894 Vermont).
Also the 22nd degree of the same Dutch book has this table with geometrical instruments. On a contemporary French 22nd degree tracing board there is just the table as in the image above.
The Book Of The Ancient And Accepted Scottish Rite (1884) Charles McClenachan
The image above comes from the 1894 Vermont Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite book. It appears to be a fairly common image for the 19th degree of the AASR.
Also see table.
The Book Of The Ancient And Accepted Scottish Rite (1884) Charles McClenachan
Emblem of the 22nd degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite in the 1893 Vermont publication.
Also (some versions of) Memphis Misraim has a 22nd “Knight of the Royal Axe” degree with a plainer axe as emblem as the one above.
A symbol from the first degree of the International Order of Odd Fellows, not Freemasonry, but a similar organisation.
A bow and arrows can also be found on the Dutch emblem of the 17th degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite.
Continue readingA somewhat odd French 9th degree “tableau” for the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. I suppose we’re looking at nine knights, but are they fighting while sitting on a chair?
18th century painting from Mons, Belgium. They are reproduced online and in print on several places. Facsimiles of the entire collection appear in Dix-Sept Tableaux Symboliques du XVIIIe Siecle (1992) by Maurice-Aurélien Arnould (1914-2001)
A sinister image from a French “tableau”. The description refers to two degrees from the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite.
There is a similar image in Kloss “Second Grade Elû”.
Top: 18th century painting from Mons, Belgium. They are reprinted online and in print on several places. Facsimiles of the entire collection appear in Dix-Sept Tableaux Symboliques du XVIIIe Siecle (1992) by Maurice-Aurélien Arnould (1914-2001)
Bottom: image in the collection (1844) of Georg Kloss (1787-1854) can be found online at collecties.vrijmetselarijmuseum.nl (Collection de 84 tableaux, Kl.MS:XXV.1)